The International Court of Justice in The Hague commenced hearings on the case filed by South Africa against the Israeli Occupation, accusing it of committing genocide crimes in Gaza.
The politically charged proceedings address South Africa’s request for emergency measures to halt Israeli Occupation military operations in Gaza while the court considers the case’s merits, a process expected to extend over several years.
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa stated that opposition to the ongoing Gaza massacre led them to pursue justice at the International Court of Justice, emphasizing their commitment to standing on the right side of history.
The South African State representative expressed their longstanding witness to the Palestinian Nakba since 1948, highlighting the occupation’s practices against them and the perceived impunity Israeli Occupation enjoys.
Subsequently, before the International Court of Justice, the same representative accused the Israeli Occupation of subjecting the Palestinian people to an apartheid regime.
The gravity of the situation escalated as the representative asserted that Israeli Occupation is committing genocide against the Palestinians.
These statements were followed by the South African Minister of Justice, who accused Israeli Occupation of besieging Gaza, preventing entry by land and sea, and labeled it as an occupying entity.
The minister further emphasized that the occupation launched a major attack on Gaza, violating the Convention on the Prevention of the Crime of Genocide.
These developments underscore the intensity and seriousness of South Africa’s legal proceedings against Israeli Occupation.
Source: Roya News
